About 91 percent of the 4,550-sq km (1,756 sq miles) catchment area lies in Northern Ireland, says John Spence, a retired researcher specialising in aquatic systems management.

Exploring the highways and byways of Ireland's largest lake, Lough Neagh Christopher Moriarty takes us around the greatest lake in Ireland and one of the biggest in Europe.

The largest lake in Britain and Ireland, Lough Neagh, has lost more than three-quarters of its overwintering water birds according to researchers at Queen's University Belfast.

Largest lake in Britain and Ireland has lost three quarters of winter water birds. ScienceDaily . Retrieved April 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 11 / 131113080135.htm ...

A Co Armagh swimmer has completed the first ever circuit of Ireland's largest lake. Francie McAlinden, from Craigavon, swam 100km around Lough Neagh in five days. He did it for charity in memory ...

Lough Neagh — the largest freshwater lake on the island of Ireland — supplies more than 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water, and hosts the largest wild eel fishery in Europe.

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Lough Neagh, the biggest lake in the UK and Ireland that provides 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water, has become polluted by blue-green algae. BBC Homepage. Skip to content; ...